Language Engineer (arabic), Global Siri

Apple Apple · Big Tech · Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain · Software and Services

Language Engineer for Siri in Arabic, focusing on end-to-end user experiences by applying ML and NLP techniques. Responsibilities include data-driven analysis, designing and implementing innovations for global markets, and developing/training LLMs for internationalization challenges. Requires native Arabic fluency and strong software engineering skills.

What you'd actually do

  1. As a Language Engineer for Siri in Arabic, your focus will span across all components of our products.
  2. Through data-driven analysis, you will identify target areas and build up the technical understanding to create meaningful contributions.
  3. You will partner with teams across Apple to design and structure innovations for global markets that process millions of requests a day.
  4. You will implement them, iterating on a solution both independently as well as in a collaborative environment.
  5. You will share your expertise and mentor others, while continuously learning from colleagues.

Skills

Required

  • Native Arabic speaker fluency and awareness of the Arabic culture.
  • Experienced in applying ML and NLP techniques to deliver products, with a solid understanding of ML concepts.
  • Strong skills in object-oriented software design and programming, and experience with working on large code bases.
  • Ability to analyze data and make data-driven decisions to improve user experience for the Arabic market.

Nice to have

  • Experience developing, training, and fine-tuning Large Language Models (LLMs), and building scalable workflows leveraging them, in particular targeting specific internationalization challenges.
  • Experience with multilingual data, machine translation and understanding of the complexities and tradeoffs involved when scaling to non-English languages.
  • Proficiency in multiple programming languages such as Python, Swift, Rust, Objective-C, C++, or Go.
  • Product-focused mindset with a strong emphasis on end-user experience.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills; happy to work in a team as well as independently; can take and give feedback; can iterate on a solution in a collaborative and fast-paced environment.
  • M.Sc. in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience

What the JD emphasized

  • Native Arabic speaker fluency
  • Experienced in applying ML and NLP techniques to deliver products
  • Experience developing, training, and fine-tuning Large Language Models (LLMs)
  • Experience with multilingual data
  • understanding of the complexities and tradeoffs involved when scaling to non-English languages

Other signals

  • pioneering ML models applied to production problems
  • state-of-the-art ML technologies that scale to all Siri languages
  • end-to-end user experiences of Global Siri
  • data-driven analysis
  • build up the technical understanding
  • design and structure innovations for global markets
  • process millions of requests a day
  • implement them, iterating on a solution
  • continuously learning from colleagues
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Native Arabic speaker fluency
  • Experienced in applying ML and NLP techniques to deliver products
  • solid understanding of ML concepts
  • Strong skills in object-oriented software design and programming
  • working on large code bases
  • Ability to analyze data and make data-driven decisions
  • improve user experience for the Arabic market
  • Experience developing, training, and fine-tuning Large Language Models (LLMs)
  • building scalable workflows leveraging them
  • targeting specific internationalization challenges
  • Experience with multilingual data
  • machine translation
  • complexities and tradeoffs involved when scaling to non-English languages
  • Proficiency in multiple programming languages
  • Product-focused mindset
  • strong emphasis on end-user experience
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • happy to work in a team as well as independently
  • can take and give feedback
  • can iterate on a solution in a collaborative and fast-paced environment
  • M.Sc. in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience